Burkina Faso vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Burkina Faso
7.63 billion current GBP
in 2014
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.12 billion current GBP
in 2014
Burkina Faso rank
132nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
135th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B195419842014

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.63 billion current GBP against 7.12 billion current GBP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 506.55 million current GBP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 200 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 199.29 million current GBP 68.75 million current GBP 130.54 million current GBP Burkina Faso
1970s 311.02 million current GBP 101.40 million current GBP 209.62 million current GBP Burkina Faso
1980s 1.32 billion current GBP 857.01 million current GBP 460.17 million current GBP Burkina Faso
1990s 1.58 billion current GBP 866.44 million current GBP 714.73 million current GBP Burkina Faso
2000s 3.05 billion current GBP 1.83 billion current GBP 1.23 billion current GBP Burkina Faso
2010s 6.99 billion current GBP 6.00 billion current GBP 985.47 million current GBP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Burkina Faso or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Burkina Faso, at 7.63 billion current GBP against 7.12 billion current GBP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
506.55 million current GBP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
39 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2014.
How do Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.